Boone weather in May: Boone, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Boone in May has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 58°F, rising from 66°F on the 1st to 72°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal May, 5.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 8°C, 139 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBoone (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00310982
- Location36.21°N 81.65°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population20,080
- Jan 41° 22°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 52° 29°
- Apr 62° 37°
- May 69° 46°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 79° 58°
- Aug 78° 56°
- Sep 72° 50°
- Oct 63° 39°
- Nov 53° 30°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Boone in May?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 57.6°F. May is 8.3°F warmer than April and 7.1°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Boone and the 5th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 66°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 55°F and 61°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 46%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 66°F | 42°F | 46% | 31% |
| May 8 | 68°F | 44°F | 46% | 31% |
| May 15 | 69°F | 46°F | 46% | 32% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 46% | 32% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 50°F | 46% | 32% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 66°F | 42°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 67°F | 42°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 67°F | 42°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 67°F | 43°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 67°F | 43°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 68°F | 43°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 68°F | 43°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 68°F | 44°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 68°F | 44°F | 46% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 68°F | 44°F | 46% | 31% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 69°F | 45°F | 46% | 31% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 69°F | 45°F | 46% | 31% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 69°F | 45°F | 46% | 31% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 69°F | 45°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 69°F | 46°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 69°F | 46°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 70°F | 46°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 70°F | 46°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 70°F | 47°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 70°F | 47°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 70°F | 47°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 71°F | 48°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 71°F | 48°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 71°F | 48°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 71°F | 48°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 72°F | 49°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 72°F | 49°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 72°F | 49°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 72°F | 50°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 72°F | 50°F | 46% | 32% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 69°FMay average
- Normal low
- 46°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 5.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00310982; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Boone in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 46% on average, highest around May 31 (46%). In all, 5.46 in falls on 14 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Boone, 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00310982.
What are the records for May in Boone?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1980) is 87°F, on May 25, 2021; the coldest is 27°F, on May 11, 2020. The wettest May brought 14.89 in (2017); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (1989).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.6°F: 2021 56.0°F (−1.6), 2022 59.1°F (+1.5), 2023 55.4°F (−2.3), 2024 60.5°F (+2.9), 2025 58.3°F (+0.7), 2026 57.5°F (−0.1). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.0°F | −1.6°F | 2.28 in |
| 2022 | 59.1°F | +1.5°F | 8.72 in |
| 2023 | 55.4°F | −2.3°F | 4.67 in |
| 2024 | 60.5°F | +2.9°F | 7.43 in |
| 2025 | 58.3°F | +0.7°F | 9.65 in |
| 2026 | 57.5°F | −0.1°F | 4.66 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00310982; recent months: ACIS, station USC00310982. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Boone compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, May normal highs run from 61°F in Beech Mountain to 83°F in Laurinburg; Boone's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.